Thinking about it...

Well I may buy this white apbt pup but I'm not sure yet. I want your opinon guys...How does he look?

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wheres his pedigrees??? and how much are they asking for him...

 

$150, no papers...

 

It's a good looking pup, but ultimately the choices is yours. There are things to think about such as what you wish him to be working dog, couch warmer, etc.

Another thing to look at is the white coat color is supposedly more liable to be deaf due to the genes for both being closely related. So if the parents were bred together to produce white pups there is a greater chance of hereditary deafness.

 

I have a white one, it seems they are more prone to health issues. IMO, they are too much to deal with.

 

White W Patches Is Ok But Most Solid White 1s Do Have Some Probs Not All But Some

 

I think she has some spots somewhere.

 

with a mostly or all white pit bull you want to pay attention to the amount pigment visible....i.e. eyelids-pink or lined with pigment, skin spots the more, the more pigment,toe nails- clear or colored, roof of mouth- more dark spots= more pigment

I have had 3 pit bulls over the last 20+ years that were mostly white but all had some markings and showed plenty of skin pigments in the mentioned locations.

It seems that the fewer pigments the more predisposed the dog is to having the defects found to be common in white pit bulls.

For the record, other than some very minor skin issues on one leg with my current dog, none of my dogs showed the defects expected in white pits.


Pit Stop

 

the decision is fully yours. If you like the dog, can picture the dog in your family & living in your house, & think you will be happy, then get it. Although you know most of our opinions on breeding dogs from unkown pasts, that shouldn't stop you from owning one (hopefully just make you think twice on breeding it ). Good luck with your decision, but like I said you'll know when you find the right one for you & everyones' "wants" in a bulldog are different so decide what YOU want & get it. After all, you will be the one playing with it & feeding it for the next 12 years.

 

If you are willing to own a pit bull with no papers why not just go to a rescue? I personally would not support a BYB.

 

I do have to agree there. We have a 10 mo. old white apbt/american bulldog mix for adoption (has a pit bull body, front legs just slightly bowed out but not bad, & a monstrous head!) he is a result of a byb who couldn't sell all his "apbt" pups so instead of spending any more money on food, he dropped them at the shelter

 

if it was, i wouldnt buy the dog... why? because theres no paper, its not even a ABDA registered dog... i personally dont deal with dogs that arent ADBA reg. why dont you add a couple more hundred and buy a paper dog... like hawk said if you want one thats not paper go get a rescue one...

 

Theres acouple of reasons why I want this pup, he already has his shots, his color, and I don't know where the pitbull rescue is at...Wouldn't you have to pay like 250 to ship it to you?

Sorry but I can't afford acouple of hundreds for a dog not to mention I have enough trouble paying for a car. Maybe you feel that dogs without a piece of papers are not good enough for you but to me they are just as good as any dogs, I don't want it to work I don't want it to fight I want a pitbull to be a family dog and kids play with it. You make it seem like you get apbts for show off or you want to fight them. People who are worried about papers are owners that want to make some quick cash off the breed or want to use them for shows or hog hunt.

 

He looks good. I would go check him/her out in person, if they have a good tempermant, and you like the personality, go for it. Also check the parents. I would go with a rescue dog personally if you arent going with papers, but its up to what YOU want, since it will be you who might possibly have this dog for 15 years. Remember, they are a life changing decision. Pitbulls require alot of time, but if you see yourself having the time and money to properly take care of the dog, then by all means do it. Just please dont breed him/her without papers, no matter how nice of a dog he is, there are way too many out there. The advantage to papers is just knowing the family history. Much rather have a nice dog w.o. papers then a bad dog with the best papers imaginable. Ya know? We also dont condone fighting pits, as it is illegal. But a good game bred dog will show you the best of this breed. A pit without some gameness is just any other dog. And remember, dont rush into it. You can always buy abpts' so dont settle on anything less than perfect(for you) because you wont be happy with it in the long run. Hope this helped you out a little. And be prepared with a white dog. Over 75 percent white dogs tend to carry alot of health problems with them. Good luck with whatever you decide!

 

You state that you cannot afford a couple of hundred dollars for a dog. Maybe you should rethink getting a dog at this point in your life. The couple of hundreds of dollars is nothing when it comes to the true cost of pet ownership. I remember when I had to come up with $1400 to save my dog. This was about 8 years ago and she is still with me so it was worth it. I wish I could get out of the vet for under $300 dollars. If you are worried about money I think you should wait until you are at a point when you can truely afford it.

 

I would be careful buying a dog that I knew nothing about. This is the type of breeding that has lead to problems with our breed. I would be careful.

 

Pet insurance at Petco $11 a month! $1 for the first month. Up to $1000 in coverage, you should look into that.


But unfurtunatly I have bad news, I just discovered I only have $100.00 because I did not work enough hours last week, I barely have enough to pay for my car, now I have to beg my parents for gas money for my car which consumes alot! I'm hoping I can come up with the rest of the money ($50) by Friday, which I think is going to be pretty hard considering I have to pay for phone bills and gas and food...Or if they could let him go for $100.

I also plan on spraying my female so they won't breed.

 

what will you spray her with???

 

if you don't think you can take care of the dog money wise then i would say wait, but if you think you can and that's the one you want then get it. don't worry about what everyone else says or thinks because it will be YOUR dog and not anyone elses. what you think and how you feel about the dog is the only thing that matters. as for papers, there are some people that know how their dogs are bred by keeping their own records, so everyone that sells puppies/dogs without papers are not BYB. a pitbull without papers is no different from a pitbull with papers, so that has nothing to do with the bad rep that was put on this breed. you can't blame a dog for the lack of teaching or wrong teaching that it was given by a bad owner. maybe all bad owners should be put to sleep for being so stupid. remember owning a pitbull (or any other breed) is the same as raising a child, it takes alot of time, alot of love, and alot of money. just keep these things in mind when you go to get your new pup, and the both of you will be ok. DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT OTHERS THINK!

 

I sure hope you're not thinking spraying like shooting her with a water hose or water gun or something like that...If you are...Please end yourself and log off life and forum. If not then I meant spray her like you would neuter a male dog.